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Title: Accidently changed file extentions to PDF how to change back?
Post by: bj456 on January 07, 2017, 12:06:38 PM
I was trying to open a file on my computer and it wouldn't open up, I went into "open with" and tried several of the options it gave me. When I tried PDF, it changed a lot of my files to PDF. I use Irfanview a lot, and now those files won't open with it. I don't like PDFs. How do I change them back?? 

Thank you
bj456
Title: Re: Accidently changed file extentions to PDF how to change back?
Post by: DaveLembke on January 07, 2017, 12:53:57 PM
If you look at the file extension I doubt it actually changed the extensions. Instead you have an issue with the program that supports the files be associated with Adobe or some other PDF handler. If you right-click on the file can you tell it to open it with the other program of choice and then select the check box to always handle those file types with the program of choice?
Title: Re: Accidently changed file extentions to PDF how to change back?
Post by: bj456 on January 07, 2017, 02:15:00 PM
When I do it, it won't open, I get a decode error that says: Can't load Plugin "PDF.DLL"! Please install or update Plugins from Irfanview homepage!
Title: Re: Accidently changed file extentions to PDF how to change back?
Post by: patio on January 07, 2017, 03:27:55 PM
Your viewing PDF's in Irfanview ? ?
Title: Re: Accidently changed file extentions to PDF how to change back?
Post by: patio on January 07, 2017, 03:29:04 PM
Rite clik a PDF...select Open With...and select Acrobat from the drop down list...
Title: Re: Accidently changed file extentions to PDF how to change back?
Post by: bj456 on January 07, 2017, 04:21:43 PM
No, they are not in Irfanview, I want to be able to view them in Irfanview, but can only view them in Acrobat Reader. They were not PDFs before.
Title: Re: Accidently changed file extentions to PDF how to change back?
Post by: patio on January 07, 2017, 05:35:32 PM
I'm not following you...if they weren't PDF's what were they ? ?...and how did they get changed to PDF's ? ?

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